Texas Tech Researchers Helping Create Healthier Child Care Environments
Millions of children spend the majority of their waking hours in one of over 125,000 childcare facilities across the U.S., and a team of Texas Tech University researchers is looking to improve their early-childhood experience.
Using virtual reality (VR) and 3D cameras, Texas Tech’s team will use a $299,709 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to develop virtual tours and educational programs for childcare providers. The team is led by Muntazar Monsur and is collaborating with Early Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).